The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - In May 2019, the Commission found that requirements added by Chapter   687 o f 2017 (A B  10 , C. Garcia) impose a reimbursable state ‑mandated program, beginning January 1, 2018. The mandate requires certain schools to stock 50  p ercent of restrooms with feminine hygiene products (defined as tampons and sanitary napkins) at all times at no cost to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Figure 1 Governor Proposes Several Changes to 2021 ‑22 Proposition 98 Spending (In Millions) Local Control Funding Formula backfill a $1,814 Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant ‑1,174
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - New Requirements Added in 2024 ‑25 Following a Legal Settlement. In late 2020, the families of several students living in Oakland and Los Angeles filed a lawsuit alleging the state had failed to ensure that schools provided adequate instruction during the pandemic ( Cayla  J.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - One reason the state takes this deliberate process is to ensure that the amount added to the block grant reflects costs LEAs will face on an ongoing basis. However, the Governor ’s budget proposal augments the mandate block grant without conducting a realistic cost estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The freeze affected Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), CCDF, and the Social Services Block grant. The 2025 ‑26 budget provides $1.1  billion from CCDF and $329  million from TANF for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - Recommendations Add Mandate and $25  Million, Along With Shifting Associated Apportionment Funding, Into the K ‑12 Mandates Block Grant. We recommend adding the CAASPP mandate to the K ‑12 mandates block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - In 1979, voters passed Proposition 4, which added a requirement to the California Constitution that local governments be reimbursed for new programs or higher levels of service that the state imposes on them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Makes Changes to Rules for Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant. The budget makes several modifications to the requirements of the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant. For any block grant funds spent prior to July 1, 2024, LEAs must submit an interim expenditure report by December 15, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929